Show 16A Friday December 1 World 2000 Standard-Examine- Europe moves against ‘mad cow disease’ After 80 human deaths in England malady is fuair'—Wj “Everyond is selling less beef some none at all” countries also scare non-EResponding to a German govdetected on the continent took new measures against the ernment request a utility said disease Thursday it was considering The Associated Press Switzerland said it will ban an- - burning meat and bonemeal in its imal products in all livestock feed power plants to help the governBERLIN - Anxious to calm by March The Czech Republic ment dispose of several hundred public fears in Europe’s mad cow announced it will widen an existaniContaminated bone and thousand tons of the animal feed crisis German officials said mal meal in cattle feed are bet ing ban on beef and cattle imwill German officials have stepped introduce Thursday they nations to EU some from lieved to cause mad cow disease ports up spot checks for the disease in mandatory beef testing check Some scientists suspect the discover Belgium Denmark Irewhether pastures spread the dis- ease causes a similar German herds and introduced exland Luxembourg the Netherfatal ease and possibly bum up huge tensive food tests Going further and Creutzfeldt-Jakolands b Spain ailment Germany stocks of animal feed in power Germans long told that their Deputy Agriculture Minister disease in people who eat Martin Wille announced plans plants infected beef Two people in beef was safe were shaken by reto check out all Thursday cow German lawmakers also were France and 80 in Britain have ports about the first mad for possible contaminareMedia in cases from the form the died the human of country later to apexpected Thursday tion ports say beef sales have deprove an immediate blanket ban disease creased up to 50 percent Health Minister Andrea Fion meat and bone-meIn Brussels Belgium a Eurofeed after “It’s pretty drastic” said scher said Germany plans also to the first German cows tested pospean Union veterinary panel itive last week for bovine spongi-torThursday backed proposals for Marcus Girnau of the German introduce mandatory spot checks of all beef from animals more fuhher testing of all cattle over Association of Food Retailers encephalopathy as the disthan 30 months old ease is formally known The 30 months of age in all of the which represents supermarkets measure is to take effect Saturday Feeding animal meal to cattle has been banned in Germany since 1994 but officials want to help regain public confidence by—' extendmg the ban to other animals raised for slaughter brain-destroyi- err ?'r yx tvift ’V t"0 union’s 1 5 countries Illustrating the spread of the O' "Vi r T i - Y n AAkU i T M I y Ia l FOOD DRUG STORES ' & Proudly Pwmtts i Boo!csbitm vjMv BssisaUutJ Author ng ds i al m Homosexual age of consent now 1 6 in Britain 'he Associated Press LONDON - After three defeats in the House of Lords the government resorted to rarely used powers Thursday to pass legislation lowering the age of consent for homosexuals from to 16 1 8 House of Commons speaker Michael Martin said he was the Parliament Act to in-ok- force through a Sexual Offenses Bill that makes the age of consent the same for both homosex- uals and heterosexuals It became law after being given Royal Assent by the queen Lawmakers in the House of Commons overwhelmingly approved the bill earlier this year but the House of Lords this month rejected it for the third time db The Lords’ powers however are limited to delaying legislation by blocking it and bouncing it back to the House of Commons The Parliament Act was created Richard Palul Evans I Richard Paul Evans is th bestselling author of the Christmas Box trilogy which includes 7 he Christmas Box Timepiece and The Letter He is also the author of the Locket Collection as well as the children's books The Dance The Spyglass and TTje Christmas Candle Conservative of the Lords Baroness Young accused the government of behaving in a “completely dictatorial manner” er t - m t towards Parliament Five years ago to ensure that the will of the Parliament narrowly rejected lowering the age of consent for homosexuals to 16 reducing it instead from 21 country’s elected lawmakers prevails The bill brings Britain in line with most other European Union nations Family values campaigner and I ? ‘ to 18 Homosexual sex between adults ceased to be a crime in Britain three decades ago aV I I ' f I- & York - I Saturday pecetuber 2 2000 ’12:00 noon - 2:00 pm 4275 Harrison Blvd Ogden Dillard's Exclusive 1170 Eastj’Gentile St Layton 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ') v Uenrjrotw Richard Raul Evans ' ' ? 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